Aer Lingus owner IAG plans to lay off permanently 12,000 staff at British Airways amid Covid-19 storm

The IAG international airline conglomerate says it may permanently lay off 12,000 staff at British Airways and warned recovery from the Covid-19 crisis for the group which includes Aer Lingus would take several years.

The proposed job losses at British Airways account for over a quarter of all the staff IAG employs at the airline.